unlikely

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But the new practitioners of the FDE strategy are deviating fundamentally from Palantir’s original design in a way that makes them unlikely to achieve the same success, people familiar with Palantir’s FDE approach say.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

But they, too, would be unlikely to fight Iran for the strait absent a major American intervention, diplomats and officials say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

While Nick Ballou, one of the researchers behind the study, said it was unlikely mundane job simulators would ever be comparable to something like therapy, he believed they still had a couple of "unique benefits".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

A modest yet amusingly spiky round trip from Manhattan to Martha’s Vineyard, it has the trappings of a rom-com but a trickier soulfulness about its unlikely connection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Imagine how unlikely it is for two creatures of any kind to see each other—through the shadows of the woods—eyes connecting, attention ready.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri